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Search phrase: moan

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
CymbelineCym IV.ii.273Thou hast finished joy and moan.Thou hast finish'd Ioy and mone.
HamletHam IV.v.198And we cast away moan.and we cast away mone,
Henry VI Part 11H6 II.iii.43Laughest thou, wretch? Thy mirth shall turn to moan.Laughest thou Wretch? / Thy mirth shall turne to moane.
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.iv.10Whiles, in his moan, the ship splits on the rock,Whiles in his moane, the Ship splits on the Rock,
The Merchant of VeniceMV I.i.126Nor do I now make moan to be abridgedNor do I now make mone to be abridg'd
The Merchant of VeniceMV III.iii.23Many that have at times made moan to me.Many that haue at times made mone to me,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.326Lovers, make moanLouers make mone:
Much Ado About NothingMA V.iii.16Midnight, assist our moan;Midnight assist our mone,
PericlesPer Chorus.IV.27That still records with moan; or whenThat still records with mone, or when
Richard IIIR3 I.ii.157To hear the piteous moan that Rutland madeTo heare the pittious moane that Rutland made
Richard IIIR3 II.ii.60Thine being but a moiety of my moan,(Thine being but a moity of my moane)
Richard IIIR3 II.ii.113That bear this heavy mutual load of moan,That beare this heauie mutuall loade of Moane,
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.58And makes her pew-fellow with others' moan!And makes her Pue-fellow with others mone.
Troilus and CressidaTC II.ii.108A moiety of that mass of moan to come.A moity of that masse of moane to come.
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.iii.28and down. Now come I to my sister. Mark the moan sheand downe: Now come I to my sister; marke the moane she

Poems

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
A Lover's ComplaintLC.217With wit well blazoned, smiled or made some moan. With wit well blazond smil'd or made some mone.
The Passionate PilgrimPP.17.34 For a sweet content, the cause of all my moan: For a sweet content the cause all my woe,
The Passionate PilgrimPP.20.7 Every thing did banish moan, Euery thing did banish mone,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.977 To make him moan, but pity not his moans. To make him mone, but pitie not his mones:
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1363 So woe hath wearied woe, moan tired moan, So woe hath wearied woe, mone tired mone,
SonnetsSonn.30.8 And moan th' expense of many a vanished sight: And mone th'expence of many a vannisht sight.
SonnetsSonn.30.11 The sad account of fore-bemoaned moan, The sad account of fore-bemoned mone,
SonnetsSonn.44.12 I must attend time's leisure with my moan, I must attend, times leasure with my mone.
SonnetsSonn.71.13 Lest the wise world should look into your moan, Least the wise world should looke into your mone,
SonnetsSonn.149.8 Revenge upon myself with present moan? Reuenge vpon my selfe with present mone?

Glossary

 3 result(s).
moangrief, lamentation, sorrow, complaint
moanplaintiveness, mournfulness, melancholy
musegrumble, moan

Thesaurus

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moanmuse

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
BEMOANBASICsee MOAN
MOANBASICmoan n, moan v, INTENSITY, bemoan v, bemoaning adj
MOANTIMEfore-bemoaned adj
MOANNOTunmoaned adj
UNMOANEDBASICsee MOAN

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